Ukraine

Estimate population 47,637,300 - Capital: Kiev

Ukraine was in the limelight for the Chernobyl nuclear disaster which led to the
contamination of many parts of the Ukraine. Now becoming a well liked tourist destination with
places to visit such as Yalta on the Crimea Peninsula, Carpathians and Crimean mountain ranges,
and cities such as Kiev, Khar'kiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Odessa.
Ukrainian is the official language but Russian is also spoken.